1.

An experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of the size of the marble chips
on the rate of reaction. A burette was filled with water and inverted in a basin
containing water. The initial burette reading was recorded.
5.0 g of large marble chips were placed in a conical flask. 50 cm 3 of 0.1 mol dm-3
hydrochloric acid, HCl was added into a conical flask. The conical flask was closed
with a stopper fitted with a delivery tube directed to the burette and the stop-watch
was started simultaneously. The burette reading was recorded at 30-seconds intervals.
Experiment was repeated by using 5.0 g of small marble chips.
Diagrams below show the burette readings for the experiment between large marble
chips with hydrochloric acid.
(a)

Record the volume of carbon dioxide gas in the spaces provided

50

41

32

49

40

31

48

39

30

Burette reading
cm3 at 0 min

Burette reading
cm3 at min

Burette reading
cm3 at 1 min

25

20

16

24

19

15

23

18

14

Burette reading
cm3 at 1 min

Burette reading
cm3 at 2 min
6

Burette reading
cm3 at 2 min

12

10

11

10

Burette reading
cm3 at 3 min
6

Burette reading
cm3 at 3 min
6

Burette reading
cm3 at 4 min

(b)

Burette reading
cm3 at 4 min

Burette reading
cm3 at 5 min

[3 marks]

Construct a table showing the changes of time, burette readings and volumes
of carbon dioxide gas liberated for the experiment.

[3 marks]

(c)

Table 1 shows the volume of carbon dioxide gas liberated when the
experiment was repeated by using 5.0 g of small marble chips.
Time /min
Volume of
carbon dioxide /
cm3

0.0
0

20.0
0

29.0
0

35.0
0

38.00

40.0
0

41.5
0

41.5
0

41.50

TABLE 1
Based on the data in (b) and Table 1, draw the graphs volume of carbon
dioxide gas liberated against time for both experiments on the same axes.

[3 marks]

(d)

State the relationship between the size of marble chips and the rate of reaction?

........

[3 marks]

(e)

Meat which is cut into small pieces takes a shorter time to cook compared to
meat that is cut into big pieces. Explain why?

[3 marks]

(e)

Complete the table below based on the experiment.

Name of variables
(i) Manipulated variable
............................................................

Action to be taken
(i) The way to manipulate variable
........................................................

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.........................................................

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(ii) Responding variable

............................................................

(ii) What to observe in the

responding variable

............................................................

.........................................................

.............................................................

..........................................................

(iii) Fixed variable

.............................................................

(iii) The way to maintain the fixed

Variable

.............................................................

.........................................................

............................................................

.........................................................
[3 marks]

2. (a) (i) What is a catalyst?

(ii) State two characteristics of a catalyst.
(iii) Name one chemical process and the catalyst used in industry.
[4 marks]
(b) State two factors other than catalyst which can affect the rate of reaction.
Based on collision theory, explain how the factors that you mentioned can
affect the rate of reaction.
[8 marks]
(c) Knowledge about the factors that affect the rate of reaction is very useful in
human life.
State two activities at home and explain how the knowledge about the factors
that affect the rate of reaction is applied in the activities mentioned.
[8 marks]